WHAT IS START NETWORK?
Our purpose is to be a catalyst for system-level change that improves the efficiency, effectiveness and ethics of humanitarian action. We do this by working as a network to develop, test & spread new ways of collaborating and resourcing locally-led crisis response and anticipation.
Our current membership is made up of nearly 100 local, national and international NGOs based all around the world. We also support 10 national and regional hubs made up of civil society organisations and NGOs as our vehicle for devolving power, resources and accountability.
OUR SOLUTIONS
DECENTRAISLING & LOCALLY-LED ACTION: Shifting power and resources and decentralising decision-making to locally led networks and organisations.
EARLY & RAPID FINANCING: Building a global financing system that reduces risk, anticipates, and acts ahead of predictable crises.
COMMUNITY-LED INNOVATION: Incentivising innovative, locally led, and contextual solutions and learning from them together with people affected by crises.
For more information about Start Network and what we do, please visit our website.
OUR VALUES
WE PUT PEOPLE FIRST: Communities come first in our decision-making and programming.
WE ARE BRAVE: We have great ambition and are willing to explore new things and take risks to achieve it
WE OPERATE COLLECTIVELY: We leverage the value of working as a network, sharing risk and resources, and learning together.
WE ARE INCLUSIVE: We see the value in diverse perspectives and work to remove the barriers that prevent voices from being heard.
WE ARE OPEN: We work transparently and with integrity, building mutual trust in all levels of our work, from governance to programming.
WE ARE ETHICAL: We behave and operate based on key principles of anti-racism, non-discrimination, and anti-colonialism. This is a work in progress.
JOB PURPOSE
Working within the Impact and Change Directorate, the job holder is a strategic leader responsible for leading the thinking and implementation of Start Network’s advocacy and external affairs engagement to transform the humanitarian sector. This is to create a locally-led and proactive humanitarian system that is accountable to people affected by and at risk of crisis, that saves more lives, promotes dignity and protects people from loss and harm.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the delivery of the institutional advocacy and external affairs strategy to strengthen Start Network’s role as a leader in systems change within the humanitarian sector through locally led action, innovation and anticipatory action.
- Leading the development and implementation of network-wide, targeted advocacy campaigns around Start Network’s core change areas. This role will work closely with other heads of teams within the Impact and Change Directorate as well as other directorates, the Start Network Senior Leadership Team (SLT), hub leaders and humanitarian directors within Start Network membership. The role will track and monitor the impact of its initiatives to demonstrate impact and systems change.
- Facilitating partnerships through collaborating with hubs to shift the power to local actors. This is to enable local organisations to advocate for change in the humanitarian system, and for locally led humanitarian action.
- Leading on Start Network’s external and public affairs engagement, including through key global and regional events, policy forums, parliamentary debates and other key influencing opportunities. This is through continuous engagement with thought leaders, the media, like-minded organisations, donors, networks, platforms and with the advocacy teams of our members.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Strategic Leadership of our Policy, Advocacy, and External Affairs Team
- Working with the Director of Impact and Change and other heads of teams within the directorate, lead on the scoping, development and implementation of advocacy initiatives as well as the advocacy and external affairs strategy;
- Provide strategic advice to teams on emerging topics, trends, analysis, and key external discussions to amplify our reach and enhance the impact of our systems change vision;
- Monitor the impact of Start Network’s advocacy and external reach to examine, adapt and improve our organisation’s external direction.
How to Apply:
